Linda Yaccarino

The battle between data analytics and creativity in advertising

Linda Yaccarino (Credit: RTS/ Richard Kendal)

“That scale allows marketers to reach more people and grow their businesses.

“The need for scale is why we’ve seen so much consolidation across the media industry, including Sky joining Comcast NBCUniversal – and today you can’t achieve new scale without going global.…

“At Comcast NBCUniversal… we put… people at the centre of our strategy; we build scale… towards a shared vision. [This] means doing every part of your business the right way.

NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino: Our audience is not declining, it's just dispersing

Linda Yaccarino (Credit: NBCUniversal)

Don’t expect Linda Yaccarino to be intimidated by Facebook or Google or any of the other ­Silicon Valley behemoths. This highly experienced US media executive is renowned for her tough negotiating skills and uber-­competitiveness. Not for nothing is the NBCUniversal executive, who reports directly to Comcast chief Steve Burke, known among Manhattan media types as the Velvet Hammer.